Content from the Ministry of Employment
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Government agencies’ gender equality efforts yielding results
The Government met with more than 50 heads of government agencies to follow up these agencies’ efforts to promote gender equality in the frame of the Swedish Government’s development programme on gender mainstreaming in government agencies, which have been underway for over a decade. The focus of the meeting was to both take stock of the results of these efforts and have a dialogue about the future direction.
Published · Article from Acko Ankarberg Johansson, Gunnar Strömmer, Lotta Edholm, Pål Jonson, Paulina Brandberg, Ministry of Employment
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Paulina Brandberg hosts Nordic-Baltic ministerial meeting on gender equality
Gender-based violence and honour-based violence and oppression were central themes as Nordic and Baltic gender equality ministers met in Stockholm on 27 November. The meeting took place in connection with a meeting in the Nordic Council of Ministers for Gender Equality and LGBTI earlier in the day.
Published · Press release from Paulina Brandberg, Ministry of Employment
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Government tasks Business Sweden with promoting further investment in Swedish battery value chain
The Government decided today to task Business Sweden with stepping up its efforts to promote investments in the Swedish battery value chain, i.e. in all parts of production. The aim is to enable capital and important expertise to be brought into and retained in the Swedish business sector. The assignment also includes helping relevant companies and national, regional and local actors with advice and contacts.
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Strengthened support to victims of prostitution and easier access to telephone help lines for victims of violence
In its 2025 Budget Bill, the Government is presenting a range of initiatives to tackle men’s violence against women. The Government intends to propose strengthening support to victims of prostitution, and to allocate SEK 10 million for this purpose in 2025. The Government also intends to propose reinforcements to national telephone help lines for victims of violence, with the aim of preventing and combating men’s violence against women, intimate partner violence, honour-based violence and oppression, and prostitution and human trafficking. It is therefore proposed that the National Centre for Knowledge on Men’s Violence Against Women (NCK) at Uppsala University receive an additional SEK 7 million in 2025. The aim is to increase the national help lines’ response rate.
Published · Press release from Maria Malmer Stenergard, Paulina Brandberg, Ministry of Employment, Ministry of Justice
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Government honours victims on anniversary of attack against Israel
On 7 October 2023, Hamas committed the worst mass murder of Jews since the Holocaust. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson was joined by other ministers in a ceremony at Stockholm’s Great Synagogue on the evening of 7 October 2024 to honour the memory of the victims of the attack.
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Measures to ensure that more people learn Swedish
In the Budget Bill for 2025, the Government proposes several measures to overhaul integration policy. The Government proposes broad initiatives, including measures aimed at improving language skills for children and staff in preschools, schools, after-school care and care for older people. To better follow the development, it is proposed that funding be set aside to develop and implement more appropriate follow-up of integration.
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Uppsala meeting of task force for Jewish life in Sweden
On 20 September, the task force for Jewish life in Sweden held its fifth meeting. The topic was rising antisemitism, with a special focus on social media and how it affects Jewish schoolchildren in Sweden.
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Additional funding to the Swedish Work Environment Authority for stricter and more effective supervision to prevent fatal accidents and other work environment risks
In the Budget Bill for 2025, the Government proposes allocated funds to the Swedish Work Environment Authority for stricter and more effective supervision to prevent fatal accidents and other work environment risks. It also includes developing the selection of workplaces for inspection to ensure that the supervision is directed to a greater extent at the workplaces where the risk is greatest. To this end, the proposal is that the Swedish Work Environment Authority’s administrative appropriation be increased by SEK 50 million for 2025. The appropriation is then expected to increase by SEK 75 million in 2026 and permanently by SEK 100 million in 2027.
Published · Press release from Paulina Brandberg, Ministry of Employment
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Swedish and Finnish ministers to undertake joint visits
Swedish and Finnish ministers will undertake a number of joint visits on the afternoon of 16 September. Media representatives are welcome to take part in the visits. Contact the relevant press contacts for more information, see below. Note that the list is subject to change.
Published · Article from Acko Ankarberg Johansson, Andreas Carlson, Anna Tenje, Benjamin Dousa, Carl-Oskar Bohlin, Elisabeth Svantesson, Erik Slottner, Gunnar Strömmer, Jakob Forssmed, Jessica Rosencrantz, Johan Forssell, Johan Pehrson, Lotta Edholm, Maria Malmer Stenergard, Mats Persson, Niklas Wykman, Pål Jonson, Parisa Liljestrand, Paulina Brandberg, Peter Kullgren, Romina Pourmokhtari, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Climate and Enterprise, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Education and Research, Ministry of Employment, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure, Prime Minister's Office
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Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson presented changes to the Government
Today, Tuesday 10 September and in connection with the Statement of Government Policy, Mr Kristersson announced changes within the Government: two new ministers and four ministers who are changing ministerial posts.
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Swedish Government Offices Yearbook 2023
How many people work at the Government Offices? What was the central government budget like last year? How many acts and ordinances were issued last year? The answer to these and other questions can be found in the Swedish Government Offices Yearbook 2023.
Published · Information material from Government Offices, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Climate and Enterprise, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Education and Research, Ministry of Employment, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure, Prime Minister's Office
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Key acts and ordinances entering into force around the second half of 2024
This compilation contains a selection of acts and ordinances – both new and amended – that enter into force around the second half of 2024.
Published · Information material from Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Climate and Enterprise, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Education and Research, Ministry of Employment, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure, Prime Minister's Office
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LGBTIQ people’s rights and opportunities are on the agenda
Everyone has the right to be themselves without risking violence, harassment or discrimination. LGBTIQ people’s equal rights and opportunities are a priority issue for the Government, and development of a new action plan is under way. The Government is also implementing a large number of other initiatives in this area.
Published · Article from Paulina Brandberg, Ministry of Employment
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Short version: Free and safe without violence and oppression
The Government’s new action programme to prevent and combat men’s violence against women, domestic violence, honour-based violence and oppression, and prostitution and human trafficking, for the period 2024–2026, contatins over 130 initiatives and measures. This is a short version of the action programme.
Published · Information material from Paulina Brandberg, Ministry of Employment
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Free and safe without violence and oppression
The Government is working tirelessly to prevent and combat men’s violence against women, domestic violence, honour-based violence and oppression, and prostitution and human trafficking. The Government´s new action programme for the period 2024–2026 helps reinforce these efforts.
Published · Article, Webcast from Paulina Brandberg, Ministry of Employment
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Action programme against men’s violence against women, domestic violence and honour-based violence and oppression
The Government is now presenting an action programme to prevent and combat men’s violence against women, domestic violence, honour-based violence and oppression, and prostitution and human trafficking for the period 2024–2026. The programme contains over 130 initiatives and measures to be undertaken on a broad front at national, regional and local level. The efforts will also be strengthened in four special priority areas for development.
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Meeting of task force for Jewish life in Sweden
On Tuesday 4 June, the task force for Jewish life in Sweden held its fourth meeting, which focused on education. Invited representatives of schools, universities, other higher education institutions and liberal adult education attended the meeting.
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National Statement delivered by Minister for Gender Equality and Working Life Paulina Brandberg at the 68th Session of the Commission on Status of Women
National Statement delivered by Minister for Gender Equality and Working Life Paulina Brandberg, at the 68th Session of the Commission on Status of Women, New York, 12 March 2024. Check against delivery.
Published · Speech from Paulina Brandberg, Ministry of Employment
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Swedish flag raised at NATO headquarters
On Monday 11 March, Sweden’s flag was raised at NATO headquarters in Brussels. Together with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, a number of Ministers of the Swedish Government also took part. HRH Crown Princess Victoria, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Micael Bydén and the leaders of the Social Democrats, Sweden Democrats and Centre Party were in attendance as well.
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Proposal for a national reporting and follow-up system for abducted children and adults
The Swedish Gender Equality Agency has been tasked with sharing knowledge about honour-based violence and oppression in connection with stays abroad. The Government has now also tasked the Agency with analyzing and presenting proposals for a national reporting and follow-up system for cases where a child or adult has been taken abroad. This involves determining the scope of the problem and establishing an approach to systematic follow-up.